Even while the boss is supposed to be away on family vacation in New York, he can’t help but snap pictures of Apple billboards of the NPR News app for the iPad.
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The Boss Can’t Take a Vacation
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010How Many NPR-Featured iPad Ads Can You Find?
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Tim Olson has found at least three Apple iPad billboard ads that feature the NPR app. You can see these New York City works of art through the Flikr stream of TimShoesUntied. Have you found any in your city? Please share your photos with us!
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- Times Square, New York City – 7th Ave – June 2010
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- Billboard West 34th and Broadway, New York City – June 2010
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- NPR app featured on Apple iPad ad in NYC, 42nd Ave – June 2010
NPR for iPad Downloaded 350,000 Times
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010NPR for iPad, developed by Bottle Rocket, has always been among the most popular news apps in the iTunes Store. On June 14, NPR’s CEO Vivian Schiller announced at Wired Magazine’s business conference in New York City that the iPad app has already been downloaded some 350,000 times.
Considering that only about 2 million iPads have been sold to date, that means that about one in six iPad owners have Bottle Rocket’s app on their device. How many other iPad apps can say that?
Read the entire story on TechCrunch.